After fan riots - Rostock reacts: Ticket restriction and choreo ban
Following the serious riots in Paderborn, FC Hansa Rostock has specified its plans to prevent future fan riots. In addition to structural changes to the Ostseestadion, the plans also concern ticket access for fans. The club announced on Wednesday evening that tickets for the away games at Hannover 96 and VfL Osnabrück in February will only be available to club members and only for individual sale. There will also be a choreo ban at home matches until the end of March.
"After the two away matches, FC Hansa Rostock will decide whether the measure introduced can be suspended on probation until the end of the season," the club announced with regard to ticket allocation. Because Rostock supporters also went on the rampage at FC St. Pauli in Hamburg in the spring, the stricter rules will apply to the next game at Millerntor at the end of April anyway.
Recently, the fans of the struggling second division club have repeatedly attracted negative attention. In this context, the mayor of Rostock was concerned about the reputation of the Hanseatic city. Rostock supporters had recently caused violent riots during the 3-0 defeat in Paderborn last Friday evening. According to the police, 38 people were injured. Hansa fans had set off pyrotechnics, thrown objects at police officers and smashed up drinks and food stalls.
Rostock estimated the damage caused by the evening in East Westphalia at 50,000 euros. The club once again distanced itself from the perpetrators and announced that it would do "everything possible" to "permanently exclude such people from the stadium and the club".
Hansa also announced that it would initiate stadium bans with the help of the police. Following the events in Paderborn, the police also want to use an investigation commission to find the troublemakers from Rostock. "We have a huge amount of photo and video material to review," said a spokesperson for the Paderborn police. "There are also agreements with our colleagues from Rostock." With the help of the Rostock police, as many Hansa supporters as possible are to be identified. Witnesses can submit photos and videos anonymously via a North Rhine-Westphalia police tip-off portal.
The club's plans for change also affect the Ostseestadion. After the riots in the match against Schalke on December 10, Hansa announced several measures to separate visiting and home fans more strictly. The match had been interrupted for half an hour because Schalke fans had broken through the barrier to the home supporters' area and tried to get into the home section. Rostock supporters also got into a buffer zone between the fan camps. The police were then able to push both camps back.
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- Despite the fan riot in Paderborn, FC Hansa Rostock remains determined to play their upcoming away games against Hannover 96 and VfL Osnabrück in February, with tickets only available to club members for individual sale.
- The city of Rostock, concerned about its reputation, has implemented stricter rules following the fan riot at FC St. Pauli in Hamburg during the spring season.
- The mayor of Rostock has expressed concern over the negative attention drawn by the fans of FC Hansa Rostock due to repeated incidents of fan violence.
- The stricter rules introduced by FC Hansa Rostock will apply to their next game against FC St. Pauli at Millerntor, scheduled for the end of April.
- The damages estimated by FC Hansa Rostock due to the fan riot in Paderborn amount to approximately 50,000 euros.
- The club has distanced itself from the perpetrators and announced its commitment to permanently exclude such individuals from the stadium and the club.
- FC Hansa Rostock and the police have agreed to work together to identify the troublemakers responsible for the fan riot in Paderborn.
- Witnesses are invited to submit photos and videos anonymously via a North Rhine-Westphalia police tip-off portal to assist in identifying the perpetrators.
- Last year, the police had to intervene in the match between Rostock and Schalke due to fan violence, leading to the implementation of measures to separate visiting and home fans more strictly at the Ostseestadion.
- SC Paderborn, a rival club in the 2. Bundesliga, has also been in the limelight due to fan riots, further highlighting the issue of fan violence in German soccer.
Source: www.stern.de
